"....Poetry has the capacity to empower us when all...other forces fail. Poetry can contribute by helping us to remember what it means to be human, by giving us the courage to walk a path with a heart, by inspiring us to take collective action toward meaningful social change" (Teaching with Fire, xviii).
Poetry, SERIOUSLY??? You want me to read, write, study, and understand poetry?
(Ummmm....Yes, I do. )
BUT FIRST....tell me what you think. Click on this SURVEY and answer a few questions for me. Make sure you explain your answers after you make your selection.
Poem in Your Pocket Day - April 26 Poetry is everywhere, but we just don't see it. To celebrate it, we will observe and participate in April 26th where you will all share a chosen poem with peers, teachers, and other adults and generate a discussion about it. Stay tuned for more information.
Poetry, SERIOUSLY??? You want me to read, write, study, and understand poetry?
(Ummmm....Yes, I do. )
BUT FIRST....tell me what you think. Click on this SURVEY and answer a few questions for me. Make sure you explain your answers after you make your selection.
UNIT OVERVIEW
Poem in Your Pocket Day - April 26
Poetry is everywhere, but we just don't see it. To celebrate it, we will observe and participate in April 26th where you will all share a chosen poem with peers, teachers, and other adults and generate a discussion about it. Stay tuned for more information.
Reading Assignments
"Life Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou
"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Activities
JABBERWOCKY
Poetry Writing Assignments:
Magazine Ransom Note poem
Acrostics
I Am poem
Wordle
Just Because poem
I Don't Understand poem